SET THE NIGHT ON FIRE
Jon Wiener discussed Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties with Robert Scheer on the Scheer Intelligence podcast on September 17, 2020. “The core of this book is a chronological narrative of Black and Latino [people] organizing in struggle. It’s a movement history that starts in 1960, when young Black people in L.A.…
In this conversation, Wiener explains why it’s so vital, particularly in 2020, to recover L.A.’s radical history, and explains the process behind communicating a complicated movement narrative to a broad audience. We also hear bits from Wiener’s incredible career as a writer and journalist, including his involvement with the groundbreaking progressive radio station KPFK, and…
On Thursday, September 17, at 4:00 P.M PDT, the Liberty Hill Foundation will host its second virtual salon. Jon Wiener, Manuel Pastor, Judy Baca, and other activist voices from the ’60s in Los Angeles will be in a conversation. Please note that this is an invitation only event.
On August 21, 2020, Jon Wiener discussed Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties with Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Carol Sobel during a private event organized by Liberty Hill Foundation.